Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has unexpectedly offered Slovakia as a potential location for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine following his recent meeting with Vladimir Putin. While the proposal has been met with cautious interest from Moscow, tensions between Bratislava and Kyiv could pose a significant obstacle to the plan.
Slovakia n Prime Minister Robert Fico has offered up his country as a potential venue for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine just days after meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. That “someone” in his message likely refers to U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to negotiate a peace settlement to the war, which is quickly approaching its third anniversary, though the conflict has simmered for over a decade.
The Slovak leader shares the distinction with President Trump of having survived an assassination attempt this year, reportedly over his view that the Ukraine war should come to an end. Fico again argued for the need for peace Friday, saying: “It seems that big people in the EU don’t mind. The main thing is that in the name of an unrealistic goal of weakening Russia, Slavs will continue to kill each other.” The offer from Bratislava to host peace talks comes after Prime Minister Fico made a visit to Moscow to hold talks with Vladimir Putin last weekend. Although Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán made a trip in July, it has been relatively rare for a leader of an EU nation to visit Putin in the Russian capital since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Following their meeting, Putin said that Fico had privately offered Slovakia as a venue for peace negotations. The Russian leader said that Moscow is “not opposed, if it comes to that”. However, there have been increasing tensions between Bratislava and Kyiv, which may ultimately derail dreams of a peace summit.that his country would not renew the contract between Naftogaz and Gazprom for the transport of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe. This would significantly impact Slovakia, which alongside Hungary and Italy, continues to purchase large amounts of Russian natural ga
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